Akira Emoto
Birth date3 November 1948 (age 77)
Birth placeChūō, Tokyo, Japan
OccupationActor
Years active1974–present
SpouseKazue Tsunogae (m. 1981; died 2018)
RelativesSakura Ando (daughter-in-law)

Akira Emoto (柄本 明, Emoto Akira, born 3 November 1948) is a Japanese actor.[1]

Career

In 1999, he won the Japanese Academy Award for Best Actor for his performance in the title role in Dr. Akagi. He also won the award for best supporting actor at the 7th Hochi Film Award for Dotonbori River and Hearts and Flowers for Tora-san.[2]

Personal life

His wife was the actress Kazue who died in 2018, and he is the father of the actors Tasuku Emoto and Tokio Emoto.[3]

Selected filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotesRef.
1980Disciples of HippocratesKatō
1981Sailor Suit and Machine GunKuroki
1982Dotonbori RiverIshizuka
Hearts and Flowers for Tora-sanKondō
SuspicionShigekazu Akitani
1983Amagi Goe
1984KeshoKikuo Tsutano
LocationKonno
1985Capone Cries a LotUshiemon
Ikite mitai mō ichido: Shinjuku Basu Hōka JikenHirofumi Maruyama
Nidaime wa ChristianDetective Kumashiro
1986Final TakeDirector Saeki
1987Bedtime EyesOoguro
The Heartbreak YakuzaShoji Kato
1988Angel Guts: Red VertigoYakuza
Kimurake no HitobitoShinichi Amemiya
The Silk Road
1989Tora-San Goes to ViennaHeiba Sakaguchi
1990Uchū no hōsokuNagayama
1991Bakumatsu JunjodenKatsura Kogorō
1992Sumo Do, Sumo Don'tProfessor Tokichi Anayama
1993Ahiru no Uta ga Kikoete kuru yoRyosuke Kaji
1994Natsu no niwaNagatomo
Godzilla vs. SpaceGodzillaMajor Akira Yuki
1995MaborosiYoshihiro
1996Shall We Dance?Toru Miwa
Tsuribaka Nisshi 8Yukawa
1997The EelTamotsu Takasaki
1998Dr. AkagiDr. Fuu AkagiLead role
1999Kaizokuban Bootleg FilmTatsuo
2000Another Heaven
The City of Lost SoulsKuwata
2001TurnMatsubara
WaterboysMama-san
OnmyojiFujiwara no Motokata
2002KTHiroshi Uchiyama
11'09"01 September 11segment "Japan"
2003Owl
2003Samurai Resurrection
ZatōichiTavern Owner Pops
Drugstore GirlNabeshima
2004ZebramanKani-Otoko
Lakeside Murder CaseTomoharu Fujima
2005Tetsujin 28: The Movie
The Great Yokai WarScreaming Farmer
Scrap HeavenDetective Yabuta
2006Japan SinksProf. Fukuhara
Memories of MatsukoKozo Kawajiri
The Go MasterKensaku SegoeChinese film
2007Tokyo Tower: Mom and Me, and Sometimes DadDoctor
Mōryō no HakoKoshiro Mimasaka
2008All Around Us
Tsukiji Uogashi SandaimeShojiro Sanada
Ishiuchi Jinjo Koto Shogakko: Hana wa chiredomoYoshio Ichikawa
IkigamiCounselor
Asahiyama Zoo Story: Penguins in the SkyItsuro Usui
IchiTakeshi Hyoue
Happy FlightEtsuko's father
The Chasing WorldDoctor
2009Rain FallTatsu Ishikura
John RabeGeneral Iwane MatsuiGerman-Chinese-French film
April BrideTeishi Nagashima
2010Villain
RaiouKakunoshi Enokido
PostcardYkichi Morikawa
Haru's Journey
The Lone Scalpel
2011Antoki no Inochi
IsorokuMitsumasa Yonai
Karate-Robo ZaborgarDr. Akunomiya
In His Chart
2012Gyakuten SaibanThe Judge
A Sower of Seeds[4]
2013UnforgivenKingo Baba
20140.5 mm
2015The Big Bee
Journey to the Shore
2016Shippu Rondo
Shin GodzillaThe Chief Cabinet Secretary
Black Widow Business
2017Survival FamilyShigeomi Sasaki
Nariyuki na Tamashii
MukokuSeppō Mitsumura
Lu Over the WallKai's grandfather (voice)
2018Evil and the MaskDetective Aida
RecallNomura
Color Me TrueTadashi Honda
Shoplifters
Oz LandMiyagawa
2019The Promised LandGorō Fujiki
Iwane: Sword of Serenity
Show Me the Way to the Station
They Say Nothing Stays the SameLead role
2020Nōten Paradise
Family Bond
Stardust Over the Town
I Never Shot Anyone
The Legacy of Dr. Death: Black File[5]
Nosari: Impermanent Eternity
Living in the Sky[6]
Independence of JapanJōji Matsumoto[7]
Underdog[8]
2021The Master Plan[9]
Baragaki: Unbroken SamuraiMarujū Tenshu[10]
Utsusemi no Mori[11]
The Great Yokai War: GuardiansOld man[12]
Inori[13]
2022A ManNorio Omiura[14]
NoiseShōkichi Yokota[15]
Wandering[16]
No Place to GoHomeless[17]
The Setting SunDr. Miyake[18]
2023Yudo: The Way of the BathHermit[19]
UmamiThe SalarymanJapanese-French film[20]
Shylock's ChildrenHajime Sawazaki[21]
EgoistYoshio Saito[22]
Do Unto Others[23]
September 1923[24]
RipplesTarō Kadokura[25]
Hard Days[26]
Ai no KomuragaeriHiroshi Saionji[27]
The Innocent GameNagura[28]
2024Don't Lose Your Head!Yanagisawa Yoshiyasu[29]
Samurai Detective Onihei: Blood for Blood[30]
Maru[31]
Curling Dream[32]
2025Muromachi OutsidersMaster Karasaki[33]
The Boy and the DogYaichi Katano[34]
Rental FamilyKikuo HasegawaAmerican film[35]
One Last ThrowKozo Kawato[36]
The Final PieceMotoji Kanesaki[37]
2026Kyoto Hippocrates[38]
The Imaginary Dog and the Lying Cat[39]
The Hikikomori Extraction[40]

Television

YearTitleRoleNotesRef.
1991TaiheikiKō no MoronaoTaiga drama[41]
1995Hachidai Shōgun YoshimuneTokugawa MunenaoTaiga drama[42]
1999Genroku RyōranShindō GenshirōTaiga drama[43]
2006Kōmyō ga TsujiToyotomi HideyoshiTaiga drama[44]
2009–11Clouds Over the HillNogi Maresuke[45]
2012Man of DestinyMasayoshi Kodaira[46]
2012–17Folktales from JapanNarrator
2013The PartnerŌkuma ShigenobuTV movie
2017A LifeToranosuke Danjō
Frankenstein's LoveToshifumi Tsurumaru
Silver and GoldHitoshi Kuramae
2018SegodonRyu SaminTaiga drama[47]
Good DoctorAkira Shiga
2019Castle of SandChiyokichiTV movie
2020Hanzawa NaokiKeiji MinobeSeason 2
2021Bullets, Bones and Blocked NosesChōsukeMiniseries[48]
2022Teen RegimePrime Minister Tsuguaki WashidaMiniseries[49]
Lost Man FoundHimself[50]
2025Scandal EveShigeru Kodama[51]
2026Song of the SamuraiNagakura Shinpachi (old)[52]
Rosanjin's StoveShigeru YoshidaMiniseries[53]

Japanese dub

YearTitleRoleNotesRef.
2024Blind Willow, Sleeping WomanThe owner[54]
2025Zootopia 2JesúsAnimated film[55]

Honours

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